Incredible £93bn tunnel that’s the world’s second longest | World | News
An incredible tunnel that cost £93billion is the second-longest in the world. Yamate Tunnel, in Tokyo, is over 11 miles long and is almost 100ft below the surface. It carries the Central Circular Route of the Shuto Expressway. It took more than 20 years to build, starting in 1992 and being fully completed in 2015. Individual sections were designed, More...
Egypt’s new £1.5bn ‘mini Suez Canal’ that will make it rain in the desert | World | News
In a bid to address its demographic challenges, Egypt has unveiled an ambitious project aimed at transforming its desert landscape into a habitable area suitable for agriculture and urban settlement. With less More...
Inside ‘groundbreaking’ discovery of ‘hidden’ ancient Mayan city | World | News
Tikal is perhaps one the best representations of Mayan culture and architecture: a labyrinthine metropolis where buildings still stand today as they do hundreds of years ago. The Maya still exist though none More...
£600m theme park is Europe’s biggest and ‘just as good as Disneyland’ | World | News
Disneyland Paris is probably the first thought that comes to mind when the kids clamour to be taken to a theme park for their holidays in Europe. Yet there is another destination in the continent that holds More...
The beautiful beach named the ‘best in the world’ three hours from UK | World | News
The world’s most beautiful beaches are located all over the planet – from Australia to Aruba. But the very best is just three hours from UK shores, according to a new rundown from a top travel review More...
Russia declares state of emergency after radiation detected | World | News
An emergency has been declared after radiation was detected in a major Russian city. Authorities in the far eastern city of Khabarovsk have declared a state of emergency in an area where a “radiation source” More...
Putin sets his sights on Olympic bloodbath as Macron says Russia will target Paris | World | News
French President Emmanuel Macron has issued a stark warning, confirming his belief that Russian President Vladimir Putin intends to maliciously target this summer’s Paris Olympics. Macron’s chilling More...
Hong Kong on major alert as first man catches ‘herpes virus B’ from monkey | World | News
A concerning health alert has been issued in Hong Kong as a 37-year-old man fights for his life in intensive care after contracting a deadly form of herpes from monkeys. The man’s condition has prompted More...
Man ends up in A&E after diseased rat lurking in his toilet bites him | World | News
An elderly man was rushed to hospital after being bitten by a rat he found lurking in his toilet bowl. The unnamed 76-year-old man, from Montreal, Canada, had two of his fingers bitten by the rodent as he attempted More...
McDonald’s move to buy back all of its Israel restaurants amid boycott threats | World | News
In a strategic move aimed at reshaping its presence in the Middle East, McDonald’s has announced its decision to repurchase all of its restaurants in Israel from its longtime franchisee, Alonyal Limited. The More...
